Category: State
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Flanagan resigns from New York Senate, Republicans select new Minority Leader
John J. Flanagan (R) resigned from the New York State Senate on June 28, ending more than 20 years of service in the New York state legislature. Flanagan represented District 9 in New York’s General Assembly beginning in 1987 and won election to the state Senate in 2002. Flanagan had already announced that he would…
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Illinois Supreme Court rules that police misconduct records cannot be destroyed, contrary to collective bargaining agreement
On June 18, 2020, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that the need to keep police misconduct records outweighs a section in the collective bargaining agreement between the city of Chicago and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). At issue was Section 8.4 of the collective bargaining agreement, the Local Records Act, and the Freedom…
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Special primary election being held in Oklahoma Senate district
A special primary election is being held on June 30 for District 28 of the Oklahoma State Senate. Christian Ford, Mike Haines, and Zack Taylor are competing in the Republican primary. No Democratic candidates filed to run for election. The seat became vacant when Jason Smalley (R) resigned on January 31 to take a private-sector…
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Colorado, Oklahoma, and Utah to hold congressional primaries June 30
The statewide primaries for Colorado, Oklahoma, and Utah are on June 30, 2020. The filing deadline to run passed in March for Colorado and Utah and in April for Oklahoma. One U.S. Senate seat and seven U.S. House seats are up for election in Colorado. A Democratic and Republican primary is being held for each…
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Voters decide congressional primaries in three states, runoffs in MS, NC
Three states held congressional primaries on June 23, 2020, and two states held primary runoffs. Forty-four congressional seats were on the ballot, including two U.S. Senate seats and 42 U.S. House seats. The general election for all five states is November 3, 2020. Kentucky held primaries for one U.S. Senate seat and six U.S. House…
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Voters decide state-level races in Kentucky, New York, South Carolina
On June 23, 2020, Kentucky and New York held primaries for state-level offices, and South Carolina held state legislative primary runoff elections. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3, 2020. In Kentucky, 19 state Senate seats and all 100 state House seats were on the ballot, along with one state…
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Candidate filing period for congressional races ends in Rhode Island
On June 24, the statewide filing deadline passed to run for U.S. Congress in Rhode Island. One U.S. Senate seat and both of Rhode Island’s U.S. House seats are up for election in 2020. U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D) filed for re-election to his Class II Senate seat. He was first elected to the seat…
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Three states to hold state executive and legislative primaries next Tuesday
Three states—Colorado, Oklahoma, and Utah—are holding statewide primaries on June 30. In Colorado, primaries are being held for three state board of education seats, three seats on the University of Colorado Board of Regents, 18 state Senate seats, and 65 state House seats. In Oklahoma, primaries are being held for corporation commissioner, 11 state Senate…
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U.S. District Court ruled that Idaho must allow Reclaim Idaho to collect electronic signatures or put the group's initiative on the ballot directly
On June 23, 2020, United States District Court Judge Lynn Winmill ruled that Idaho officials must do one of two things: (a) allow Reclaim Idaho, sponsors of the Idaho Income Tax Increases for Education Funding Initiative, to gather signatures electronically, or (b) place the ballot initiative on the November ballot themselves. Judge Winmill concluded that…
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Filing deadline passes for state legislative candidates in Rhode Island
On June 24, 2020, the filing deadline passed to run for state legislative offices in Rhode Island. Candidates filed for the following offices: • Rhode Island House of Representatives (75 seats) • Rhode Island State Senate (38 seats) The primary is scheduled for September 8, and the general election is scheduled for November 3. Rhode…